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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 478

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And then, see what our inventors have accomplished! James Watt invented the steam-engine, which in a few years created a large number of new industries, and gave employment to immense numbers of people. Henry Cort invented the puddling-process, and enabled England to rely upon its own stores of iron, instead of depending upon foreign and perhaps hostile countries. All the docks and harbours round the English coast have been formed during the present century. The steamboat, the railway, and the telegraph have only been invented and applied during the last fifty years.

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定位:Excerpt 478 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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再看看发明家做了什么!詹姆斯·瓦特发明蒸汽机,几年内催生大量新产业,雇用了无数人。亨利·科特发明搅炼法,让英国能靠自己的铁矿,不必依赖外国甚至敌国。英国沿海所有船坞和港口都是本世纪建成的。汽船、铁路和电报,都是最近五十年才发明并应用的。作者想强调:技术进步不是孤立的天才灵感,而是能创造就业、减少对外依赖、改变国家命运的实际力量。

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你所在行业最近一次技术革新,是创造了新工作,还是只是替代了旧工作?

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